During a press conference Thursday, Cook County Assistant District Attorney Ressa Lanier described how Empire actor Jussie Smollett planned an attack on himself and how he tried to mislead police in detail.
Cable network TNT pulled an upcoming Drop the Mic episode featuring Jussie Smollett the same day the Empire actor was arrested by Chicago Police for allegedly orchestrating a fake hate crime.
Thursday Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson criticized celebrities, the media and presidential candidates for commenting on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s allegedly staged hate crime. Johnson said, “I’m left hanging my head and asking, why? Why would anyone, especially an African-American
Westworld actor Jeffrey Wright put the media on blast Thursday for covering the Jussie Smollett saga more than an alleged white nationalist terror plot planned by a Coast Guard lieutenant.
CNN personality Don Lemon described his phone call with Empire star Jussie Smollett on the night of his hoaxed “attack” on air Wednesday, saying that while he spoke to the actor that night, many others had doubts about his story.
The ADL said the attack on Jussie Smollet reflected bigotry in America. The ADL has not responded since Smollett’s arrest.
Thursday on CNN’s “At This Hour,” network contributor Van Jones criticized actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly staging a hate crime. Jones said, “I mean, this is the fall of an icon. I don’t think people understand how important he has been in the
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson expressed shock in a press conference Thursday over Empire actor Jussie Smollett using the “symbolism of a noose” as part of a staged hate crime against himself.
Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Thursday that the scratches and bruises on Empire actor Jussie Smollett are likely “self-inflicted.”r
Twentieth Century Fox Television studios issued a statement reacting to the felony charge against Empire actor Jussie Smollett in connection to staging his own hate crime, saying they are “evaluating the situation and we are considering our options.”
Actor, Jussie Smollett’s defense team put out a statement asserting the fact that Jussie was afforded the “presumption of innocence.”
Empire actor Jussie Smollett staged an attack on himself last month because he was dissatisfied with his salary from the hit drama, a salary that was over $1 million per year, according to new reports.
President Donald Trump challenged Empire actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly setting up a hate crime hoax after the performer was arrested.
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Thursday that law enforcement was “pissed” upon learning Empire actor Jussie Smollett staged a hate crime against himself because he was unhappy with his FOX salary.
The department launched an urgent investigation into Jussie Smollett’s allegations in January, including a search through footage from surveillance cameras from an entire neighborhood over several weeks.
Jussie Smollett’s “Empire” co-star Gabby Sidibe has expressed her support for the disgraced actor, claiming she still believes that he was the victim of a hate crime despite mounting evidence that he orchestrated it himself.
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson confirmed in a press conference Thursday that Empire actor Jussie Smollett orchestrated an alleged assault on himself last month.
Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Thursday that Empire actor Jussie Smollett sent himself a threatening letter because he was dissatisfied with his salary.
The Chicago Police Department released Empire actor Jussie Smollett’s mug shot Thursday after turning himself in on a felony charge for allegedly filing a false police report regarding a purported attack against himself last month.
CNN personality Don Lemon worried about how conservatives would react to Jussie Smollett’s alleged hate hoax Wednesday night, saying that President Trump and conservative media are going to “eat his lunch.”
Behind the scenes, the disruption to production must be brutal, including for his co-stars, who must be furious he has tainted what had been a career-defining show.
CHICAGO (AP) — “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett turned himself in early Thursday to face accusations that he filed a false police report when he told authorities he was attacked in Chicago by two men who hurled racist and anti-gay slurs and looped a rope around his neck, police said.
The “judge is expected to formally read the charge against Smollett, set his bond and then he will be released. Smollett will return to court at a later date to enter his plea,” reports ABC 7.
On Wednesday’s “CNN Tonight,” host Don Lemon stated that actor Jussie Smollett’s story “doesn’t add up,” many “people of color and gay people, had questions about this from the very beginning,” and reminded that we shouldn’t forget people are innocent
‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett was charged Wednesday with disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false report with the Chicago Police Department about a purported attack on himself last month.
‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett is now a “suspect in a criminal investigation” for allegedly “filing a false police report,” a Chicago Police Department spokesperson said Wednesday.
Authorities have issued subpoenas to obtain records from Empire’s Jussie Smollett amid reports the actor-singer allegedly staged a racist and homophobic attack on himself last month, according to a report Wednesday.
Chicago’s local CBS affiliate, WBBM Channel 2, has obtained video of the two brothers tied to the alleged staged attack on Empire actor Justice Smollett purchasing ski masks from a store one day prior to the purported assault.
Empire actor Jussie Smollett has hired high-powered attorney Mark Geragos amid reports he orchestrated a racist and homophobic attack on himself last month in Chicago. Fox 32 Chicago reporter Rafer Weigel, citing sources at the Chicago Police Department, tweeted Wednesday that an indictment of Smollett may come in “a matter of hours. Not days”.
Fox studios issued a second statement in support of Empire actor Jussie Smollett Wednesday, reaffirming that his show’s character will remain a series regular amid reports he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself last month.
The attentive folks at The College Fix, a student-run watchdog group, have pulled together more than 50 hate crime hoaxes perpetrated on U.S. college campuses during the last seven years.
Tere will be a reckoning, experts say, a legal and reputational one that could result in Smollett being tossed in the clinks, followed by a career wilderness from which he will never return.
If a fair and thorough investigation establishes that Jussie Smollett faked the attack he claimed was perpetrated by white men wearing MAGA hats, then he should be charged with a hate crime. Fake hate crimes are hate crimes.
The two men who participated in the allegedly staged attack on Empire actor Jussie Smollett told Chicago police that the singer-actor was behind “creating” a threatening letter sent to him on the set of the program, according to a report.
Empire actor Jussie Smollett, who faces accusations of staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself last month, once pleaded no contest to providing false information to law enforcement.
Federal law enforcement is investigating whether actor-singer Jussie Smollett was involved in sending a threatening letter to himself at Empire’s Chicago studio before allegedly staging a racist and homophobic attack on himself last month, according to a report.
Rapper Snoop Dogg took to social media to mocked actor Jussie Smollett following reports that the Empire star orchestrated a hate crime against himself last month.
The siblings of Empire actor Jussie Smollett are attacking the media amid reports that their brother staged an attack against himself in Chicago last month.
If you think the media and Hollywood hate crimes against Trump supporters are bad now, wait until the 2020 presidential campaign gets going.
Fox Broadcasting Company, the network that airs the hit drama Empire, will keep actor Jussie Smollett on as a series regular in wake of reports he staged an attack on himself in Chicago last month, according to a TMZ report.
